Nigerian newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Wednesday morning

Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning:

1. A consultant physician, Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, who contracted the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) from the Liberian, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, is dead. Report says the Doctor died Tuesday evening at the age of 58.

2. Many residents of four communities in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, have abandoned their homes as a result of heavy shootings that greeted the communities in the early hours of Tuesday. Report says the started Monday night. The affected communities are Egwie, Okomoko, Ulakwo 1 and Ulawkwo 2. Investigation has further revealed that the gunmen were being sponsored by some politicians.


3. Report says the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, has ordered that the suspected suicide bomber who was nabbed close to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, on Monday be sent down to Abuja for further investigation. It was reported the suspect was expected to be in Abuja on Tuesday evening in view of the urgency of the IG’s directive.

4. Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, and Adamawa state governorship aspirant, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has denied making any derogatory comment against the governors of Rivers and Kano states. He also said he never insulted his former party, APC in any of his recent speeches. He made the statement via a Facebook post.

5. Nigeria’s Falconets will today engage North Korea in the U20 Women’s World Cup semi-final. Coach Peter Dedevbo has said he hopes his team scores an early goal to unsettle the opposing team.
The match comes up by 9pm, Nigerian time.

6. The All Progressives Congress, APC, says it would mobilize against any plan to arrest its chairman in Borno State.
The party in a statement on Tuesday alleged that there was plan by the Department of State Services, DSS to arrest its Chairman in Borno State,
Hon Ali Abubakar Dalori, warning that such action will cause more trouble in the already tensed state.

7.The Independently National Electoral Commission on Tuesday said it supports the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act 2010 by the House of Representatives, seeking to limit the participation of the military in future elections in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega while speakimg at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja during a one-day public hearing on a bill to amend the Electoral Act 2010, said INEC was in support of the proposed amendment.

8. Report says Nigeria’s foreign debt has risen by 40 per cent to $9.38bn, up from $6.7bn recorded last year. This is according to the latest data from the Debt Management Office. As a result of this development, the nation’s total public debt now stands at N10.4tn.
The Director-General, DMO, Dr. Abraham Nwankwo, disclosed this to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday.

9. The Federal Government on Tuesday disclosed that it had reduced the cost of registering Small and Medium-scale Enterprises with the Corporate Affairs Commission by 60 per cent. This was disclosed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga at the 8th annual Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ finance conference in Abuja.

10. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tuesday released the time table and schedule of activities for the forthcoming Adamawa State governorship bye-election. The election is aims to replace the impeached former Governor of the state, Murtala Nyako. INEC said it will conduct the poll on October 11, in line with section 191(2) of the 1999 Constitution which states that governorship election must hold not more than three months from the date of impeachment.